Writing by the Numbers

Since my writing career is so neatly encapsulated by the 2010s, I thought I’d take a look at some more detailed statistics. Note that the overall picture includes all my submissions, not just 2010s, but the difference is trivial.

Overall picture

Overall, I sent over 1,000 submissions, and got 30 acceptances: 3%. About 83% were rejected (17% personally). While there are a number of withdrawals listed, I rarely withdraw stories, so I suspect that includes some grey areas. About 5% never got a...